Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89

Puberty Suppressing Hormones

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the UK’s position on the prescription of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender incongruence with that of other European countries.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Cass Review is one of the most comprehensive reviews of gender identity services for children and young people to date worldwide.The Cass review included an assessment of evidence from other countries and concluded that there was a lack of evidenced-b...

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